'Hamlet' Heads To The Small Screen

By Anonymous

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Doctor Who star David Tennant has signed up to reprise his stage performance of Hamlet in a 180 minute production to be made for BBC Two. Tennant, a Scottish-born actor, has been appearing on television since before he started school. His acting career has been a success, earning him a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award Best Actor of 2002 nomination for his work in “Lobby Hero.”[>

Joining the good Doctor in bringing the stage show to life will be Patrick Stewart and other major cast members of the award winning theatre run. BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said: "It's a wonderful opportunity to bring one of the great stage successes of last year to a wider audience."[>

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At the moment it's not quite clear just how the three hour production will play out on our TV screens with Oliver Ford Davies, who played Pontius in the play, saying that the TV adaptation would not be a "full feature film" but would be more than just a record of the stage production. [>

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So what do you think of a Tennant/Stewart double bill of Shakespeare on your TV screens then? And what do you make of this play, but not a play, spiel? Have your say and keep informed with Screenrush, click here for entertainment news![>